Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE RIGHTS OF FATHERS OF CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK TO OBJECT TO ADOPTIONS; TO CODIFY SECTION 93-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FATHER'S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF RIGHTS IN PROPOSED ADOPTIONS OF CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADOPTION MAY BE ALLOWED OVER THE OBJECTION OF A PARENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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